Endowment Names Stangel Senior Vice President

Successfully culminating a national search, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Dr. Peter W. Stangel will be joining the staff as Senior Vice President.  “We couldn’t be more pleased that someone with Peter’s distinguished experience would accept our offer,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “His scientific credentials, conservation history, experience in a grant-making foundation and formal programmatic evaluation skills, make him a near-perfect fit for our needs at this juncture in our evolution.” 

In his role with the Endowment, Stangel will lead the programmatic investment team as well as an emerging evaluation and monitoring effort.  Stangel comes to the Endowment with nearly twenty years experience with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, where he served most recently as Director- Science and Evaluation.  Among his prior Foundation experiences are stints as Director of the Eastern Partnership Office and Director-Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Initiative.  Stangel holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia and a B.S. in Biology from Furman University. He begins his tenure with the Endowment on April 16.